On December 8. 1994. the Ankara State Security Court sentenced her and five other Kurdish parliamentarians to various years in prison. Leyla Zana was accused of making a treasonous speech in Washington. D.C.. other speeches elsewhere and wearing a scarf that bore the Kurdish colors of green. red and yellow. This year marks her fifth year behind the bars. Today. in Turkish Kurdistan. 40.000 people have lost their lives. More than 3.000 Kurdish villages have been destroyed. Over 3 million residents have become destitute refugees. Despite several unilateral ceasefires by the Kurdish side. the Turkish army continues to pursue policies of hatred. torture and murder. and genocide of the Kurdish people. Mr.
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